Paper clip



J. H. OAKES PAPER 81411 April 20 1926.

Filed Jan. 22. 1924 Fig l.

Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN H. oAxEs, 0F BUFFALO, new YORK.

PAPER oLrP.

Application filed January 22,1924. Serial No; 687,834.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. OAKES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pa er Clips, of which the following is a speci ication.

This invention relates to paper clips, and the object of my invention is to provide a paper clip made of a single length of spring wire, which can be attached from either end, holding the papers securely together. 7

A further object of my invention is to so construct the paper clip that it is double ended, whereby either end may be used, or both ends may be used in case it is desirable to secure a series of papers together.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of one form of clip, showing the clip expanded;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the form shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an expanded View of a modified form;

Fig. 5 is a front View thereof;

Fig. 6 is a side View of the form shown in Fig. 5.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 8, I employ a single length of wire. The wire is bent over upon itself as at 1, approximately centrally of the strip, paralleling itself a short distance, whereupon the members 2 and 3 are flared outwardly a given distance, then bent outwardly as at 4 and 5, the side portions 6 and 7 extending back in a general direction toward the looped end 1 approximately parallel to each other to a point below the loop 1, whereupon the members 6 and 7 are each again bent inwardly as at 8 and 9, the remaining portions 10 and 11 converglng toward the center portion of the clip, coming together centrally of the clip. The remaining free ends 12 and 13 of each member come together and extend parallel to each other to a point a little below the end of the clip formed by the bent portions and 5.

As seen in Fig. 3, the bent. ends 4 and 5 are turned outwardly with respect to the ends of the members 12 and 13, while the ends 12 and 13 are bent outwardly in the opposite direction, permitting the insertion of the papers to be held, the same being true of the ends 8 and 9, with respect to the looped end 1.

Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 illustrate a modified form very similar to'theform disclosed in Figs. 1

2. and 3 except that the ends 12 ,and 13 extend the full lengthof the clip and are looped asat 14 and 15 overlapping each other.

I claim:

1. A. paper clip formed of a. single length of wire bent upon itself to form a lower looped end, the sides of said looped end extending substantially parallel to each other substantially to the center of the paper clip and being flared outwardly diagonally from said center portion and bent downwardly 'to form upper looped ends, said downwardly extending portions being bent to form spaced lower looped ends on opposite sides 7 of the first-mentioned looped end, the free ends of said wire being bent diagonally toward the center and extending upwardly substantially parallel from said center portion, forming an upper clasping member cooperating with the upper looped ends.

2. A clasp of substantially oblong shape, made of a single length of wire bent over upon itself substantially centrally thereof and extending to a point approximately at the center of the oblong form providing a loop at the lower end thereof, the ends of the length of wire being flared outwardly toward the upper end and bent downwardly parallel to each other forming the upper looped ends of the clasp, said downwardly extending members terminating adjacent the first-mentioned loop, said members then being bent inwardly diagonally toward the center of the clasp until they substantially meet, the free ends extending parallel from the center'of the clasp to a point approxinliately opposite the upper looped ends of the c asp.

3. A clasp of substantially oblong shape, made of a single length of wire bent over upon itself substantially centrally thereof and extending to a point approximately at the center of the oblong form providing a central loop at the lower end thereof, the

ends of the length of wire being flared outwardly toward the upper end and bent downwardly parallel to each other forming the upper looped ends of the clasp, said downwardly extending members terminating adjacent the first-mentioned centrally arranged loop, said members then being bent inwardly diagonally toward the center of the clasp, until they meet, forming the lower looped ends, the free ends extending to a point approximately opposite the upper looped ends of the clasp, the upper and lower looped ends being flared outwardly to form a double-ended clasp.

4. A clasp of substantially oblong shape,

-made of a single length of wire bent over upon itself substantially centrally thereof and extending to a point approximately at the center of the oblong form providing a central loop at the lower end thereof, the ends of, the length of wire being flared outwardly toward the upper end and bent downwardly parallel to each other, forming the upper looped ends of the clasp, said downwardly extending members terminating adjacent the first-menof the, clasp to a point substantially intermediate the upper looped ends.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN H. OAKES. 

